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WASHINGTON - The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism ripplin...

NANAIMO - A brand new, state-of-the-art ladder truck is ready to become the workhorse of Nanaimo Fire Rescue's fleet.Delivered in July, city firefighters have spent the past two months training on the...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2020: There are 138,803 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,554 confirmed (including 5,785 deaths, 57,628 res...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 16 ... Wha...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal today how the country's official measure of inflation fared in August, with expectations for another month of near-zero readings. In July, the annual pace of inf...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to wrap up two and a half days of cabinet meetings today aimed at plotting a course through the COVID-19 health crisis.Bold talk of an audacious plan to rebui...

Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...

OTTAWA - As he contemplates a failed Conservative leadership campaign that put the cart before the horse - trying to win a federal election instead of first securing his party - Peter MacKay is remind...

GRENOBLE, France - Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday. Bernal had been struggling s...

EDMONTON - Jordan Eberle scored on a two-on-one break 12:30 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern...